[ad_1] With both traditional and esports adjusting their schedules due to COVID-19, England’s Premier League announced a new, hybrid tournament, the ePremiere League Invitational, in which football stars and celebrity fans will test their esports abilities in a five-day, 20-team, single-elimination tournament. The winner will take home the ePremier League Invitational champion title, and all […]
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EA’s FIFA 20 charity e-tournament features 20 top pro footballers
[ad_1] EA Sports has launched a FIFA 20 esports soccer tournament to raise cash for coronavirus charities, featuring some of the biggest teams and players in Europe. The Stay and Play Cup will be streamed on EA’s Twitch channel and match up teams like Borussia Dortmund, Real Madrid, Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester City. The fun […]
Fox Sports will air a ‘Madden NFL 20’ tournament on March 29th
[ad_1] The event will also encourage donations to the CDC Foundation’s efforts to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. As with the NASCAR event, this is prompted in part by desperation. The absence of conventional sports has left Fox without much of its live programming. While the situation isn’t as dire as it is for stock car […]
NCAA March Madness games will be played without fans
[ad_1] The Association didn’t say how this would affect ticket holders, but pointed to “behavioral risk mitigation” (read: keeping people out of contact) and the risk to older adults as key factors behind the decision. It won’t be surprising if other leagues follow suit, especially if the outbreak persists long enough to affect sports that […]
NWSL soccer matches will stream on CBS All Access and Twitch
[ad_1] Fans previously had to tune in using ESPN networks, and it was frequently limited to a game of the week. The new coverage starts with two games on April 18th. You’ll have to tune into CBS All Access if you want to catch OL Reign (Megan Rapinoe’s team) taking on Washington Spirit, but you […]
NFL and 2K revive their partnership to make more football games
[ad_1] The multi-year deal promises multiple titles, and the first could arrive in 2021. The partners have not shared specific game titles, developers or financial terms. But 2K confirmed that the projects are in “early development.” The NFL and 2K previously worked together on the NFL 2K franchise, which ran from 1999 to 2004, when […]
Play the arcade classic ‘Tecmo Bowl’ on PS4 and Switch tomorrow
[ad_1] Some of the other notable differences between the two versions are that the arcade one features better graphics and that it allows you to switch between 10 different players instead of nine. The NES version, however, was the first console sports game to feature licensed players. In 1991, its sequel, Tecmo Super Bowl, became […]
The best pre-Super Bowl deals for 4K TVs and streaming
[ad_1] If you already have a 4K TV but don’t have one with a built-in Fox Sports app or a 4K box from TV providers like Dish, Comcast, Verizon or DirecTV, then adding a set-top box or streaming stick will work as a shortcut. For cord-cutters, you can sign up with Fubo TV (or at […]
Amazon and the NFL team up to create a ‘Digital Athlete’ simulation
[ad_1] The platform will combine Amazon’s AI, machine learning and computer vision technologies with NFL’s data sets, which include info on player position, play type, equipment used, playing surface, player injury info and more. In the near-term, they hope to better treat and rehabilitate injuries, but in the future, they’ll use the Digital Athlete platform […]
‘FIFA 20’ will add South America’s largest club tournament in March
[ad_1] To match the update, EA is launching an eLibertadores esports tourney as part of FIFA 20‘s Global Series. Most details won’t be available until December, but it’ll culminate in a Grand Final on March 7th and 8th that will have the top eight PS4 and Xbox One players fight to win money from a […]